There is increasing evidence of the multiple effects of diets on public health nutrition, society and environment. Sustainability and food security are closely inter-related. The traditional Mediterranean diet (MD) is recognized as a healthier dietary pattern with a lower environmental impact. As a ...

Current consumption patterns in Costa Rica and in other countries are driven by misinformation and lack of knowledge concerning the nutritional value and sustainability of food products. Unhealthy diets are a major reason for health problems, environmental degradation and food biodiversity loss. To ...

This chapter discusses why foods are labelled, what should we label, and who sets the food label. The monitoring, enforcement and regulation of food labels are described. The labelling of genetically modified foods is discussed.

This article gives an overview about industrial preparation of almonds (reception, cracking and blanching); quality guidelines for almond reception (in-shell almonds and shelled almonds); and almond products (bitter almonds, appetizers, industrialization, turron, marzipan, cakes and pastries, ice...

This chapter reviews the relevance of food safety and quality standards for India, for both domestic and global markets. It addresses the importance of food quality standards in international trade, highlighting that sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures are often significant barriers to trade...

This chapter discusses the European market for poultry meat and eggs and presents a case study on the UK poultry industry which highlights: UK production and UK consumer perceptions of poultry meat and eggs. Topics on animal welfare, food safety, and bridging the gap between public perception and...

The different types of conflicts (territorial disputes, superior product quality claims, ethical production issues, health and welfare issues and/or retaliation for other trade issues) that affect the trade in animals are described.

Trust in traditional business situations is usually established by various means, for example through face-to-face meetings or reliability of business partners. But in e-business, especially when seeking new customers and aiming to start sustainable relationships, trust has to be generated in other ...

Improving diets and raising levels of nutrition - in terms of animal protein, essential nutrients, and micronutrients - is a key aspect of food security for millions of people around the world. Fish have an important role in nutrition-sensitive agriculture and food-based approaches that sustainably ...

This book is composed of 35 papers presented at the 2010 International Symposium on Food and Nutrition Security, organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The symposium aimed to document evidence that demonstrates the impact, effectiveness and sustainability of ...